About Teresa Wendt

A stay at home mom who runs a household, manages the finances, cares for a young adult autistic son, and cooks from scratch.
Traveling from Arizona to Alaska summer of 2013. Visit my blog at http://ramblinroseaz.wordpress.com/ and follow along.

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Recently, the City of Dallas, Texas, passed an ordinance stating that if a driver is pulled over by law enforcement and is not able to provide proof of insurance, the car is towed.
To retrieve the car after being impounded, they must show proof of insurance to have the car released. This has made it easy for the City of Dallas to remove uninsured cars.
Shortly after the “No Insurance” ordinance was passed, the Dallas impound lots began to fill up and were full after only nine days. 80 + % of the impounded cars were driven by illegals.
Not only must they provide proof of insurance to have their car released, they have to pay for the cost of the tow, a $350 fine, and $20 for every day their car is kept in the lot.
Accident rates have gone down 47% and Dallas’ solution gets uninsured drivers off the road WITHOUT making them show proof of nationality.
Wonder how the ACLU or the Justice Department will get around this one.

A friend from Austin told me it is similar there. I know when I was in an accident the fellow at fault did not have insurance and his car was impounded. Since it was an older car he probably just picked up another and kept on driving.

This is getting beyond rediculous. Here in Oregon they can’t get a drivers licence so the Governor makes it where they do not have to have one. As a citizen of Oregon I have to have a drivers licence, registration of Vehicle. Up to date licence on car. Proof of insurance. To even drive on our highways.
They don’t have to have drivers licence,Registration, proof of insurance. You can’t get insurance without a drivers licence. You can’t get car licence without proof of insurance and drivers licence.